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THE LONDON JOURNALS.. bAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS, APRIL 27, 1826, [THE TIMES. We insert two letters on Gree2 afFairs—one from Marseilles, the second from Arta—which are equally, though from different causes, fitted to move the indig nation of all Englishmen and Christians. It appears by the statement from Marseilles, that French neutra l. 1.4 y with regard to the Turks . and Greeks, means • ptetty much the same thing as French humanity in re lation to the miserable. Negroes. - The . Africans are bought and sold by thousands,' with the connivance of King Charles the Tenth's Government; and through the means of vessels equipped in his Majesty's ports, chartered by his merchants, and navigated by his sea men ; while by tens , of thousands the poor Greeks are enslaved or butchered, owing merely to the disgrace ' ful fact, that in open derision of those 'pledges of neu trality which have been so, profusely tendered to the belligerent powers by the Cabinet of the " Most Christian" King, ships ' of war have been built, manned, and armed in his ports—powder, shot, and every species of warlike stores have been there pro vided, and exported from them ; foreign agents . have opened houses of public rendezvous within the French provinces • contiguous to the Mediterranean ; troops have been enlisted, officers commissioned, and all the materials of a maritime and military warfare worked up into the form of complete and active expe . ditions ; and not, be it remembered, in spite of any repugnance on the part of Charles X. and his ad visers—not even with their treacherous, though dec'ent connivance—but with the unblushing countenance, the undisguised and audacious encouragement, of the most Christian Ministers of a religious Prince, have • such acts of positive hostility been committed in the face of mankind, in violation of natural sympathy and of Royal faith, for the aggrandizement of an infidel empire and the overthrow of a Christian people. The list of men-of-war built for the Pacha at !Marseilles is given in our correspondent's letter. The name of the King's ship-builder, anti of his relation, the Marine Minister, who signed his leave of absence from Toulon, will he found in the same document ; as likewise the name and rank of the renegado, who, bearing the insignia of a French General, executes the honourable office of recruiting sergeant for the Turks.. Now' upon these matters we shall ask one question— Are the English Ministers indifferent to the issue of this heart-rending contest ? Is it a war, in the result of which,—whether as a matter of national interest or sentiment,—a British Minister; with two eyes in his head, can venture to tell the country • that he takes no concern ? If not, we pursue the subject a little.further, by demand:v•g, whether a con flict, of which Greece is to be the prize, ought to be, with the acquiescence of this kingdom, carried on and decided by the troops and ships of France, and there fore according to French views and for French ob jects ? If this, again, be answered in the negative, we'beg to observe that a real neutrality on the part of France ought to he required by the British Govern ment, or England ought to meet her rival with equal weapons—satay her conscience with a nominal neu trality of the state itself, but remove all existing impe diments to an adoption by the King's subjects of whatever side they are willing to espouse in the quar rel. It is a shameful thing that Lord Cochrane lihould lie proclamation-bound at Tunbridge Wells, while 60-gun ships, with their flag-officers, are sailing. freely from the Mediterranean ports of France, to ex hibit, under Egyptian colours, the nature of that neu trality which we concede to other nations, but which, from some soupe-maigre policy,we refuse to the gallant spirit of Englishmen. The Arta letter will be read with profound emotion. The immediate dissolution of Parliament is now most strongly bruited ; and, indeed, the immediate ness of the event is most probable. It is conjectured that the business bef-ire the House of Commons may he finished by the 1 ltb or the 12th of next month ; and a term of eight 9r nine days being then allowed to the Upper House for the dispatch of the same, the di solution may take place about the 20t1,,. It is dear, we,should think, that whatever may occupy the Commons, by whom the business of the country is in eneral• first concocted, from the present date to the 12th of next May, (about a fortnighti, may be per formed by the Lords, who receive 'the in a more perfect state, in a few days' less time. The pre valence also of . the opinion, that the dissolution is at hand, is a motive for verifjing that opinion ; more especially as the expences in• many boroughs have already commenced, the continuance of which . would be alike injurious to candidates of parties. In the mean time, to use a metaphor well known to the last Speaker of the House of Commons, the bul lock-stan'as at Smithfield are said to have sunk im mensely in value. It would be a delicate subject to touch upon one of the causes of their depreciation in a public journal, though all men speak of it freely enough, and the consideration of it enters into every transaction. But why should not the general fall of prices apply to the property of which we are . speaking, namely, tha bullock-stands ? Those whose tempers or purses incline them to be economical, would do well to pass over the first mart, unless very tempting condi tions are proposed, and look forward to a future lease, • of which the term'iruiy be more durable, if they think there is a probability that the occasion of taking such lease will occur in their day. Perhaps, however, the increasing uncertainty in the tenure of the property may now lead to some restriction in the traffic. For own parts, we cannot help foreseeing'g,reat changes in the practice of the Constitution.—(lbid.) DIEW TIMES.] 4,t would be improper to. pass over, without notice, the Debate of Tuesday evening, on Mr. Lamb's mo tion for a Bill to allow C ounsel to persons accused . of FelOny. There was evidently u strong disposition in Ministers to receive the , proposition favourably ; but - t1;-re seems to be some insuperable objections to its adoption. In the first place, it is to 'be observed that the English - system of criminal jurisprudence distin guishes-clearly between questions of law and questions o f tact. In the former, the prisoner has the assistance iy c ouns el, for two reasons,. because he may well be .supposed ignorant of the law. himself ; and because the Judge, to whom alone such arguments are addressed, is not likely to be misled by the rhetorical - skill of the Advocate. But with regard to questions of fact, the case is extremelydfferent. There it is desirable that no lir - atory should be employed on either side, but that the evidence should be simply laid before' the Jury, *0 that it should be rendered so clear, that 12 men, on theiroaths, may unanimously sayGuilty,orNotGuilty. Now, if oratory is to be employed on the question of fact, the Counsel for the prosecution •must first make an eloquent appeal to the feelings of the Jury to con demn, then he must be followed by an equally elo ,quent persuasion to acquit ; after which is to come a reply : and considering that questions of felony are of high importance to the parties, it is probable that, on the average, two hours or more would thus be added to the duration of each trial. At present, the Coun sel for the prosecution opens the case by a bare state ment of facts. If lie goes farther, he is reprehended (and justly) by the Jud ge ; and beyond this, there is nothing like oratory. But it is urged, that Counsel are allowed in cases of Treason : and why ? Be cause in trials for Treason the law is closely com plicated with the fact, and the Jury may very pro bably be biassed one way or the other. But in common felonies, such a bias cannot be suspected. Counsel, it is said, are employed in Scotland. True —but would it always be possible to devote as much time to a criminal trial in England as in Scotland ? The total number of person s tried in England and Wales-in 1825 (according t o the accuratelables drawn up by Mr. Day, of the Home Department), was 12,752; and supposing that the trials for felony were two-thirds of that number, viz. 8,502, then, on the above estimate, the additional number of hours added to the present time occupied in these trials, would be 17,004, equal to 3 years and 119 days, at 14 hours a day. We are not in posession of the numbers tried in Scotland for felony,; but we very much doubt whe ther they amounted to more than a hundredth part of the number tried in England and Wales. After all, would the innocent be better protected under such a system than they are at present ? We think not. It is not proposed to furnish all accused persons with Counsel at the public expence : and an innocent man may well happen to be unable to fee Counsel himself. He would then be worse off than at present, for the Judges now consider themselves to be Counsel for the prisoners, which they would not do if the new propo sal were carried into effect. Considering that the adoption of the new plan would lead to incalculable expence, delay, and difficulty : and that, after all, it would leave innocence, upon the whole, less protected than it now is : we think the House of Commons did right to refuse leave for the introduction of Mr. Lamb's Bill. [MORNING HERALD.] On the debate which took place in the Commons on allowing Counsel to felons, the Attorney-General objected to it on the ground that Counsel would only tend to perplex and obscure the clearest evidence. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman was asked why then allow it in civil causes ? No answer was given, but perhaps one was understood—the ends of justice and the ends of lawyers do not always exactly coin cide. If the Counsel for the defendant were prohi bited from addressing the Jury, what would become of one-half of our eloquent barristers ? and, besides, there are so few felons capable of feeing eminent Coun sel, that it would not be worth while making any change on their account. He was likewise asked, why allow it in cases of misdemeanor and not in capital charges ? The answer was that the system had been long tried, and found to answer well in the former in stance; in the latter it was only theoretical. It had not been tried, and consequently it was dangerous to make the experiment. Can that system be called theoreti cal winch has been in use for ages in a neighbouring country ? But such often are the arguments sug gested by the " fear of change which perplexes Mo narchs" and Lawyers. The most powerful of all the arguments, however, remains to be mentioned —it would be injurious to the interest of the prisoner, because the Counsel for the prosecution would have the right to reply. If we are not mistaken, the Coun sel for the prisoner has always the right of reply in Scotland, where the system has been found to work so well. And why might it not be allowed in Eng land ? Agreeably to the humanity of the English law the prisoner is always entitled to the benefit a a' doubt, and why should his Counsel not be entitled on the same principle to the benefit of reply ? It was said that justice was more impartially administered in England than in any other country. We would just ask where will there be found in the present age such instances of mal-administration of justice as the three which have occurred within these two years ? Two men and a woman were condemned to death, and would have been executed for crimes of which they were innocent, but for accidental circumstances, and the vigilance of the Home Secretary. Was it likely that these could have occurred if Counsel had been allowed to address the Jury, and to describe to them the infamous characters of some of the witnesses, and the defects in the Chain of circumstantial evidence brought forward. From all that we can learn from the arguments of those opposed to Mr. Lamb's mo tion, we can see no reason why, if Counsel are allowed in cases of high treason, and misdemeanours, and in civil causes, they should be denied to persons charged with felony. [TIIE REPRESENTATIVE.] Our readers will find in our columns to-day a fur ther extract from Mr. Jacob's valuable Report on the State of the Continental Corn Trade. The whole of this document abounds with information on the sub-. ject of which it treats ; and will, we are satisfied, most materially assist the public in coming to a right con clusion on a question involving so many interests. It proves, .we think, very satisfactorily, that the compe tition with foreign corn-growers, of which the English agriculturists seem so much afraid, would not be found so , formidable as it is generally represented. Even in the ,present depressed state of the Continental markets, arising from the total exclusion of foreign corn from this country, wheat cannot be brought hither from any place visited by Mr. Jacob for less than 48s. per quarter, including its first cost and the expellee of transporting it ; we must add to this a duty or 10s. or 12s. per quarter, which is, we believe, about the lowest rate calculated upon even by the most strenuous opponents of our present system of Can Laws. The result will be that foreign corn, paying this duty, could not be sold in the English market for less than 60s. per quarter. But the opening of the English ports would cause a revival of the demand for corn in the Continental markets, which would unavoidably bring about a rise in its price, as well as an increase in. the charge for freight, and the other expences incidental to its transport. 'l'o us, therefore, it appears - probable that the opening of the ports for th e admission of foreign corn, subject to , an importati o n d ut y, wou ld n ot be attended with the ruinous consequences which the corn growers of this country have been taught to dread. On the other hand, we do not see that this measure could produce the beneficial consequences which the trading and mer cantile interests of this country seem to anticipate from its operation. Our mer c h a nts and manufacturers ap pear to imagine that a fall in the price of the corn con- Burned in the production •of goods . would be so much gain put into their pockets. This, however, is a mis taken notion. If , the price of corn fall permanently, an equal fall must take place in the price of the cotton in the manufacture of which it is consumed : the profits realized by the manufacturer upon a given capital would not therefore be increased. The man, who now embarks in trade with a capital of 20,0001., may, we will suppose, make his 2,0001. per annum as a profit upon this investment. If corn fell 50 per cent., and a fall of equal amount took place in the price of the manufactured goods although he would in consequence be enabled to Zouble the quantity of commodities manufactured or sold by him, still the net profits derived from his capital of 20,0001. would remain the sturge. Let us take a shoit view of the ad vantages- which the labourers and mechanics of this country expect from a reduction in the price of corn. These classes have been taught to believe that a fall in the price of corn would have no effect on the rate of wages. Surely no opinion can be more absurd in theory, or more inconsistent with every man's expe rience.. That the rate of wages is regulated by the average price of corn in a given number of years is an axiom in political economy% so well established as to be capable of absolute proof. If, therefore, during the next seven years, the price of corn in this country were to fall 50 per cent., it cannot, for a single moment, be doubted that a fall of equal amount would take place in the wages of labour ; should corn fall from 60s. to 30s. per quarter, the wages of a la bourer would be reduced from 2s. to Is. per day : the fall of the price of corn would not, in consequence, produce the least improvement in, his condition ; it would not give him a greater command over the neces saries of life than he possesses' at present. We do, therefore, sincerely hope that, when this great question comes to be discussed, all parties will approach it calmly, look at it fairly, and decide upon it .delibe rately. But, until the moment arrives for the full consideration of the question, we deprecate every at tempt to make it the instrument of public excitement. There is no subject with respect to which the popu lace is so easily misled, and which presents a more convenient handle to fomenters of public discontent.' ASCENT OF MOUNT BLANC. The hazardous and unfortunate attempt made to ascend this celebrated mountain, in 1820, by Dr. Hamel, and Messrs. Dornford and Henderson, will doubtless be familiar to the recollection of our readers. Since that fatal occurrence the attempt has been se veral times renewed, both by foreigners and by our own countrymen. Mr. Clissold, we believe, in 1822, reached the summit, but as far as we recollect, no ob servations of any particular interest were made by him. In August 1825, Dr. Edmund Clark, accompanied by Capt. Sherwin, resolved to undertake a fresh ex pedition ; they set out on Monday, 25th Angust, at seven o'clock A. M., from Chamouni, accompanied by seven guides. At Pierre Pointue they quitted their mules. When they reached the Grand Plateau the rays of the sun were painfully scorching, and the party found considerable oppression in breat hing. At Petits Mullets the wind became strong and cold, and at five minutes past three they reached the summit. This ascent seems to have been performed in a far shorter time than that of any former adventurers. The barometer, on the summit, stood at 15 inches 9 6-10th lines, whilst by cotemporary observations at St. Bernard, it was 21 inches 1 7-10th line, and at Geneva 27 inches 0 15-16th line. The thermometer, exposed to the sun, stood at half a degree below zero, whereas at Chamouni, in the shade, it was 14 degrees, and at two P. M., at St. Bernard, 10 degrees below zero, and at the Botanic Garden at Geneva, 19 de grees. Great difficulty of breathing, paleness, and headachs, were experienced on the summit ; and Capt. Sherwin described his sensations as if his body pos sessed an extraordinary degree of elasticity and light ness, and as if his feet scarcely touched the ground. The party returned to Grand Mulct, where they slept, and next morning arrived in safety in the valley.— ( Bibliotheque Univers.) EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS IN WATER COLOURS. That the art of painting in water colours has been ' cultivated in this country to a degree highly honour- I able to British talent was, long since, proved by the productions of the Society which now submits to the public judgment its twenty-second exhibition. Though the present display, which commenced yesterday, offers many specimens of superior excellence in this pro vince of the graphic art, we do not think that, on the whole, the Exhibition vies with those of some former years ; with thit of last Spring it certainly does not. We find, however, in the collection, some specimens of genius in composition and skill in execution—force and beauty of conception, and grace and truth of out line, which have not been exceeded by any past exam ples. We are sorry not to find among these the la bours of several of our old favourites, among whom Glover held a very conspicuous situation. However, we had the satisfaction to be greeted by not a few of the pictures of Barret,• Hills, Copley, Fielding, Varley, Richter, and Stephanoff. Of Barret's pictures, the most distinguished are, a View from Richmond Hill—a View of Greenwich from the Park—Morning.---Evening—B,oys bath ing—and a Moonlight Scene. In these much of the Artist's close observation is apparent ; his points of sight are judiciously chosen, his trees are happily grouped, and his open Spaces clearly and beautifully displayed : yet to these observations we must add, that we are not always pleased with his foliage—too gene rally, it is woolly and confused, and not unfrequently, too full and bushy. In the Bay of Naples, of Cop ley Fielding, we were struck with the diversity of co louring given to the noble expanse of land and water, and the very effective advantage offered and embraced by the powers of this Artist's pencil : his Bridge at Totness bears the same evidence of his accu racy of discernment, and felicity of adorning his perspective with all its most striking and ornamental tints. The Lane Scene of Hills is charmin g ly sequ estered. The tranq u il seren i ty b y which h e h as c haracterized his sky is greatly acces sary to the main intended effect ; and the whole is so natural, that to gaze intently on the picture,-is to imagine y our self on the spot. With Varley's Land scape and Mill, and View near Chiswick, we were much pleased. The first, we presume, is a composi tion ; if so, it does credit to the painter's imagination, and, though we think we could have recommended - to Mr. Varley a more eligible point from which to have taken his view, it is due to his skill to say, that he ap pears to have made the most of the scene, as he has chosen it. Many others of the pictures which were presented to us would have our notice, had we more space to devote to this subject, to which, perhaps, we may hereafter return. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 26. PRINCE V. LEWIS. , - - --- This was an action brought by the Proprietors of Covent-garden Market, against the defendant, for selling vegetable's in a cart before his own door in James-street, with a view of de frauding the plaintiff of the tolls, which, on application, he refused to pay, because he did not sell within the bounds, it was tried before the Lord Chief Justice in Hilary Term, and the plaintiff was nonsuited, with liberty to move to have the nonsuit set aside, and a verdict entered. Mr. GURNEY having obtained a rule this Term to have the non suit set aside, • MT. MARRY.IIII', With whom was Mr. SCARLETT, appeared this day against the rule. They contended that the plaintiff was not entitled to a verdict, on the grounds that by his franchise he had not right to demand a toll for any thing sold outside of the denter stone. Unless he could shew that there had been room in the market at the time in question, and this his own witness failed to prove. Mr. GURNEY, with whom were the Common Serjeant, and Messrs. Brougham and Hutchinson on the other hand, maintained that it was the.defendant's business to shew that there had not been room in the market. The LORD CHIEF Jusvez was of opinion, that to entitle the plaintiff to a verdict he must shew either that there was generally room is the market for those who frequented the place, or that no part of it was occupied by his consent for purposes different from those for which the franchise had been granted,—it appeared that the public accommodation was obstructed by illigitimate erections whereby the plaintiff profitted—if there had been any spare room in the market, it was competent for him to convert it to what ever purpose be pleased ; but as there was not space enough, the public-houses and china-shops which were within the railing ought to be removed, otherwise the plaintiff committed a fraud on the public by contracting this convenience for the advancement of his own gain. The other Judges concurred, and the rule was discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILHALL.+CALL AGAIN TO.MORROW.CAN'T YOU ?• One Mr. White appeared upon summons before Mr. Alderman Cox, yesterday, to answer the complaint of Mr. Gardner, Parish Clerk to one of the churches in the city. According to Mr. Gardner's account the affair between them was thus:—Mr. Gardner is indebted to Mr. White in the sum of two pounds odd—the balance of an account for goods sold and delivered; and Mr. White is so ravenous after this balance, that he never suffers a day to pass withourcalling at Mr. Gardner'i house and kicking up a row about it. One day he raised such a' mob about the house, that Mr. Gardner was constrained to send for a constable to remove him; and the constable did what he could, but he never would have been got out had it not been for the assistance of a friend. On the following day he did not call himself, but he, sent a very impudent young fellow —a sort of deputy dun, who said " I am sent here by Mr. White for that balance of account, and he has specially instructed nie, either to knock the money out of you, or knock the devil in?" This was a system of annoyance which Mr. Gardner could not. bear, and therefore he earnestly implored the Alderman to put a stop to it. While Mr. Gardner was telling his tale, Mr. White made a dead Set at him, and as soon as Mr. Gardner had made an end of speaking, Mr. White said to him " Now you have done ?" —" I have," replied Mr. Gardner. Very well," rejoined Mr. White; " your story is told then—and now I will tell mine ;" and thereupon he opened a very voluble defence, by which it appeared firstly—that he is a broker, in Sun-street, Bishops gate, iu a small way, with a large family; secondly, that Mr. Gardner had looked out certain articles of household stuff at his shop, representing himself to be an independent gentleman with a fixed income of 80 pounds a year ! thirdly that, when the said household stuff was delivered, instead of paying ready money, Mr. Gardner required credit, fourthly, when the credit was expired, the money was not forthcoming, but in lieu thereof, he was "loWd off, with a " call again to morrow, can't you P" Fifthly, and lastly, said Mr. White, I saw there was no end to it. Month after month, week after week, day after day, it was " call again to-morrow,—can't you ?" and very often the door was smack'd in my face—sometimes by Mr. Gardner, and sometimes by his Good Part. " What do you mean. by his Good Part?" inquired the Alderman. " His wife, your Worship," replied Mr. White; and then he proceeded to state that finding there was no hope of getting his money by fair means, he went to the house, and having obtained admission, he " hung up his hat," vowing he would not quit until he was paid. " Whereupon," continued he, " Mr. Gard ner sent for the constable, but the constable knew his duty too well to lay violent hands upon me; and while we were squabbling about it, a large friend of Mr. Gardner's somehow or other pi nioned my arms, _and in that form he pushed me b e f ore hi m ou t of the house—up Noble-street--down Staining-lane—to and again— and at every other step, bumping me behind with his kuee ! If this was proper treatment for an honest tradesman seeking for his just rights—why I have done." Here the large friend alluded to stepped into the witness-box, and declared that he should not have interfered, had not the con stable charged him to aid and assist in the King's name; and that Mr. White resisted the operation so furiously that he (the large friend) was eventually thrown down and got his thrumb sprained shamefully. Mr. Alderman Cox decided that both parties were to blame. Mr, Gardner ought to have got rid of the annoyance by paying the debt ; and Mr. White ought to have recovered the debt by due course of law, instead of personally annoying Mr. Gardner. He therefore dismissed the case, by admonishing Mr. White not to repeat the annoyance ; and recomeuding Mr. Gardner to avoid a repetition of it by discharging the debt forthwith. BOW-STREET.--A man of very respectable appearance, named Owen, who once kept a public-house, in a large way of trade, in St. Martin's parish, and who has since been a coal-merchant, a timber-merchant, and in various other ways of business pro tem., was brought before Mr. HALLS, charged by the officers of the parish mentioned, with deserting his wife, and leaving her charge able to the parochial funds. Mr. Rix, one of the overseers, Mr. Rawlins, the clerk of the workhouse, and the prisoner's wife proved that, between three and four months ago, he suddenly left his house, and his wife (seemingly a well-bred woman) being destitute, was compelled to seek relief from the parish, which was readily granted, and a war rant, as a matter of course, was issued to apprehend the husband. A short time ago he returned to London, and as soon as the pa rish officers learned that fact, they caused him to be taken into custody. When taken he was in a respectable situation, which he had recently procured. 'ln answer to the charge, the prisoner stated, that he bad no wish to desert his wife, but that circumstances which he could not control obliged him to go into the country for a time. He was now willing to take his wife to a home, and to pay all the expences which the parish might have incurred ; " and that of course," added the defendant, " will be satisfactory ; nothing further can be required." •, Mr. HALLS said, he begged to set the defendant, and others in similar situations, right upon that head. Society would soon be in a pretty state indeed if a man were allowed to desert his family whenever he choke for a time, and then return, reimburse the parish, live with them for a while, and when his rambling fit came on again, leave them once more to be supported by the parish funds. The desertion of a family by the husband was an offence punishable by law, and was no more to be passed over than any other crime, except under particular circumstances. He had no desire to press hard upon the defendant in the present in stance, but it was fit he should know that as the matter at pre sent stood he had the power to send him for three mouths to the House of Correction, to be kept at the tread-mill; and certainly if a recurrence of the offence took place, he should exercise that power in its fullest extent. Mr. Rawlins sail, there would be no objection on the part of the parish, for that once, to abandon the charge on the expenses being paid. The prisoner expressed his readiness to pay, but on being fur nished with an acc ount, said he had onl y a sovereign, which he in part of payment, but it was refused by M r . R aw li ns , that he was sufficiently acquaint e d w i t h M r. O wen to know, illo sai d w, e tl that if he once trusted him out of sight without full satis faction of the demand, he should in all probability never see him again. Mr. HALLS.—It is trifling with the parish, and I will not allow it. _ _The prisoner must be fully committed. Mr. Rix, the overseer (who is an ironmonger), said he had a c h a rge of another complaint to make against the prisoner. He stated that in 1821 the prisoner applied to him, for some stoves and grates, to furnish a house he had taken at Lambeth, for which he offered to give ready cash. The person sent with them however was foolish enough to leave them without the money. The prisoner made many promises to pay, but he shortly after wards decamped with the stoves, Bc.c. and co m p lainant had never seen him since until he came iu contact with him in the present case in his capacity of overseer. Ford, the gaoler of the office, who some time ago was in re apectable trade, said the prisoner had cheated him of 281. by or dering goods and disappearing with them the next day. The prisoner, without attempting to answer these charges, said he was now prepared to settle with the pariah, a friend in the of fice having advanced him the money. -' Mr. HALLS said it was too lafe ; he would not suffer - suck trifling. An offence had been clearly proved against Ihe'prisoner, and he must stand committed to the House of Correction for one month, there to be kept to hard labour at the tread-mill. The prisoner was committed accordingly. He seemed terribly abashed at the sentence. SHIP NEWS. [FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, APRIL 25.—Wind S.E.--Arrived and sailed for the River, the-Minerva, Probym, from Bengal ; Rawlins, Rigmaden, from Jamaica ; Matilda, Moore, from Palermo ; Hyde, Renoldson, from Port-au-Prince; Five Sisters of Leith, from the Westward, and the Salmon River; Wyn, from the River Gambia ; the Ann of Whitby arrived in the fiver Gambia 22d February, all well, and proceeded up the river for a cargo. Passed through from the River the Meanwell, Phillips, for Jamaica ; and the Usk, Har ris, for Montserrat. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind N. W.—Passed by, for Lon don, the Rising Sun, Drake, from Cape Coast Castle, last from FayaL Sailed the Earl St. Vincent, Middleton, with convicts, for New South Wales; Parmella transport, for Guernsey and the William and Thomas, —, for Cork. PLYMOUTH, Aran. 14.—Wind N.—Arrived the Vibelii transport, from Gibraltar ; 'and Zepha, Davis, from Havre, for Liverpool. FALMOUTH, APRIL 24.—Wind N.N.W.—Salled the Stanmer packet, for Lisbon. NORTH SHIELDS, APRIL 14.—The Providence, lititehhieent bound to Petersburgh, has put back leaky, haying struck on the bar. Arrived off Dartmouth the Chieftain, Patterson, from St. Vin• cent's in 32 flays: Arrived off &achy Head the Germania, ---, from Havanna. Arrived in the River the Janet, Stephenson, from St. Domingo; Jane and Elizabeth, Rowe, from Terceira ; Albion, Black, from Cadiz ; Waterloo, Blucher, from Lisbon ; and the Laurel, Hurry, from Messina. SHAKSPEARE'S ANNIVERSARY BIRTH DAY.--• Upwards of two hundred gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous din ner on Monday, at the Shalcspeare Hall, Stratford, to commemo rate the birth of our immortal Dramatist. The Chair was taken by Mr. Mills, in the absence of the Mayor, who was obliged to go to London. The Anniversary of Shakspeare's Birth was on the 23d, but happening this year to fall on a Sunday, it was cele brated on the following day. Th e utmost harmony pre vaile d , and many most excellent songs, duets, and glees, were sung by se veral members of the Shaksperian Society. . Of the songs sung on the occasion, there were three original ones by Mr. Bisset, of Leamington. 'Cannon were fired from Bancroft, and an excellent band of music was placed in boats, during the morning, on the Avon. • A LAWYER OF SENTIMENT.—An English CoUIIS sel, who was just about to take his place at the bar, was asked by the Judge, " for whom was he concerned in the case about to Lord, E t for thep B ENE F ICENCE.—T he c p E ltn c t i E ff . — .... ! T u t come on? ' When he feelingly replied—" I am concerned, 10' he R ev. I ain of Blackburn, Lancashire, thankftille acktiowledgee j. e m p loyed \. vbywhtheititaefkeendar, t he re' Vicar ceipt of 501. by post, on the 23d of April. That sum , accord' ing to the supposed intention of the anonytnous donor, he ie . tends to employ in the relief of the distressed poo r in Black burn and the neighbourhood. The funeral of Sir ALEX. Dore, Bart. late Member for this County, whose death we announced in our pals rof Thursday last, took place in the family burying ground at of New be ton Don, on Tuesday, attended by a numerous assernhlage nobility and gentry of the county, and friends of the deceased.--; The melancholy and sudden death of this highly accomplished en' much respeited gentleman, who was cut off in the prime and ye: gour of life, created a sensation of sorrow and regret he BU the neighourhood, which bore ample testimony to the estinution .. in which he was held by all ranks of society. Kind a nd fa j os cl o nating, though dignified in his manners a nd deportment, his _.,_ must long be deplored by the extensive circle of his friends. r liberality and public spirit were ever ready to further and au 1' dad"°- mote every scheme which he conceived had the happinow e.. vantage of the community for its object, and as a country g"" _ man and a landlord, his conduct was always such as to chslien!, imitation and From the Kelso Mail, APr" command respect.---( 20. 1828.) , adds. BURXs's MONUMENT AT A.LLOWAY.—ni non to t he money ds completion of this sent tow the . as a COW Monument from London, formerly27l.ha been remitted Is. leave ropoli''' trihution of a few other admirers of the bard in the met The outer. and parapet walls around the monument have now of built, and the ground has been tastefully laid out. A nu m* tj gardeners and nurserymen, from Ayr, Kilmarnock, an othegoeirce of the country, have voluntarily planted the ground v ia ' 1 e oW shrubbery, provided wholly by themselves. A railing is fd that is wanting to finish the work; ~ .Clloollner ' A DUEL was fought on Tuesday at , Green, off from Waltham Cross and Turner's Hill, betel Gentleman, whose name turned o ut to be Wardle, end a strap ; The former fell after the first shot, and was conveyed awit/12 1 to travelling chariot with horses from Barnet, and is uudertw" have died soon after. 0 0 Yesterday evening an inquest was held be,,, Am- Thomas Higgs, Esq. on the .bodies of Thomas list,o Henry Elton, aged five years, Sarah Elton, aged-two y 7,9, and Sarah niacernelli, aged about live years, who Were q d cared at the tire in Vere-street yesterday morning.—The v r e turned a verdict of " Accidentally stifilicated." CORN-EXCHANGE, APRIL 26. s blf The supply for this morning's Market is torrio good, both of Grain and Flour. Wheat is dull at Atonally', Barley remains as last quoted, with little doing. 13°n$ 0 0 t* Pease are without alteration. There is but little dem an d tr io which sell low at the prices of last market day. English Wheat, 4,700 j Barley, 3,600 ; Oats, Oats, 396 ; Flour, 4,500. COAL MARKET, Aram 2E. • troin - ' to Adair's, 30s—Beaumont, 283—Charlotte, 3J a 24s—Eighton Moor, 20s—Felling Main, 29.3—ff en,ls :11 0l A r • ' 33s 6.l—lioly well, 30s 3d—Killingworth, 324-1A41:„'„ 2118—Ord's Redhugh, 273—Percy East, 20s sor, 21k 6d—Tanlield Moor, 31s Ed —Townley , a ‘ raa... l) „ %- i,... 5 lington, 328 Ed—Walls End Bewicke and Co. 3 6 " u , 5 „ 4 , ,13 0 4 '14 End Brown's, 31a Ed—Walls End Green's, '29s l E s n t E I n 1 i t : I t I N a , 0 r 29 t h u s m t to 2 , er is a n f ki d , - 3 11; a l to l s Peareth, 318—Walls End Riddell's, 33s Ed n End Russell's, 35s—Walls End Walker, 14'-rii “° tiq i i,6.l -Stonenti Trader, 31s—Cowpen 29s ' l.- - Coal Christie, 42s—Wnlls End 011 Etberlitiett, —Eden Main. 33s—Nesharn Main, 23s --Nr 0,115 1:a 04 :17°; ; 378—Walls End Lyen's, 348—Walls End lionli,t`igto, Walls Eutl Stewart's, 375--hula ' ell's lietton' s Ad • .d1• —Ships at market, 79i......Stipisold i 514—F.J0011 BIRTHS. April 19, at Chichester, the L a d y of thif it e • ward John Turnout, of a son and heir, his 12th o MO 0 4 .' At Deane, on the 11th inst. the Lady of the Hey' Oxenden, of a son. , . c a ts On the 21st inst, at Dublin, the Lady of Co P t""n r ' ,l , ason. ‘ !„, f On the 22d inst. at Cane Wood , Hant s, the 12:2> Polhin, jun. Esq., of a son. MARRIED. 1,1 4 ' On Tuesday, at St. Giles's Church, by the Iley'r;.,ter.at'ubt Benson, James Rata of the Inner Temple, EBq• ,_ l3arr 'u. AV• • to Elizabeth Jane, only daughter of the late Ca p ts" of the Royal Artillery. 1 - 1 0 At Haveningham Church, near Yoxfor d, Feou'z' the , of Merrion-square, Dublin, to Anne, eldest datighte4;44lolw Anthony Collett, of Kelsale Hall, and Rec tor of ft Y' "%I the county of Suffolk. Pue t o o, °- April 24,, at Kingston, Hants, Lieut. Charleo Al4!° Susan, daughter of the late Rev. Isaac Twycroo to , p April 20, at Kirk Ella, near Hull, R. Brandt, ST A , of ret Sarah, daughter of th e late Matthew Doho''' Ella. DIED. mc April Q 4, at Walworth, C Reeves, Esq. aged the 38. 0 0 0,' ° l d On Friday last, at his residentiarrhouse, in ter, aged 77, the Rev. T homas Johnes, Chl 010 ‘7ll of the Canons of the Cathedral Church of Exec' Barnstaple, and Rector of Lez ant, in Cornwall. °r Mr, Thosi° On Sunday, the 23 d inst., Maria, the wife lianlinond, Brixton-place, Brixton, surgeon. r o.' Printed and Pubiished.for the Pitorrar 1." pt),ll %.rAlllf O FFI cz, No. 112, Strand, by J. IL 4D"